919  
CDUS43 KUNR 080831  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
131 AM MST THU JAN 08 2026  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 55 65 1948 37 18 19  
MINIMUM 39 -28 1888 17 22 2  
AVERAGE 47 27 20 11  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.25 1944 0.01 -0.01 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.07 -0.07 0.32  
SINCE DEC 1 0.31 0.44 -0.13 0.63  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.07 -0.07 0.32  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.5 1944 0.2 -0.2 0.7  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.2 -1.2 6.1  
SINCE DEC 1 3.3 7.8 -4.5 9.3  
SINCE JUL 1 4.9 17.8 -12.9 9.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 18 38 -20 54  
MONTH TO DATE 162 266 -104 362  
SINCE DEC 1 1065 1410 -345 1307  
SINCE JUL 1 2178 2963 -785 2459  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 73 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -20 1888  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 432 PM MST  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 433 PM MST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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